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The valuation allowance for deferred tax assets and stock price crash risk

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  • Behnamrad, Mahsa
  • Jo, Jaehee
  • Kim, Hui Dong

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Using a large sample of U.S. firms from 1994 to 2023, we provide strong and robust evidence that the reporting of a valuation allowance for deferred tax assets is negatively associated with future stock price crash risk. This finding suggests that the valuation allowance conveys a timely signal of a firm’s deteriorating expected future performance. Additionally, the negative association is more pronounced for firms in opaque information environments, where the valuation allowance is perceived as more credible. In contrast, the effect is weaker for firms facing higher tax-related uncertainty, as their valuation allowance adjustments may reflect aggressive tax strategies that could increase future firm-specific risk. Overall, our results are consistent with the notion that valuation allowances provide a valuable, timely signal of a firm’s expected future underperformance, which, in turn, reduces stock price crash risk.

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  • Behnamrad, Mahsa & Jo, Jaehee & Kim, Hui Dong, 2025. "The valuation allowance for deferred tax assets and stock price crash risk," Finance Research Letters, Elsevier, vol. 86(PC).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:finlet:v:86:y:2025:i:pc:s1544612325017672
    DOI: 10.1016/j.frl.2025.108513
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    • G32 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill
    • H25 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Business Taxes and Subsidies
    • M41 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Accounting - - - Accounting

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